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Thanks for writing this report, and adding the nice pictures, very interesting.

I’m in, her name is Loretta, she follows me everywhere.

Hi Neighbor, Welcome to the site, we have quite a few people from Maine here.

Wood canvas canoes, both tripping and restoring are my Maine love now, been that way for as long as I can remember. My other interest has been old Chevy trucks, I have owned many over the years. I thought it was over when I sold my old 72 3/4 ton long bed. I sold my Tacoma at the same time and...

I recently purchased this older Portage Pal canoe trailer for $175. After some repairs ( wiring, broken fender mount, wheel bearings), I plan to hook it to the back of my truck camper and head to northern Maine next week for my first trip with the trailer. I would rather load the canoe on the...

Can you weigh the canoe, that would tell you if it’s Oltanar Royalex or not. An 18’ Oltanar Roylex Chipewyan should weigh about 70 lbs, an 17’ Old Town tripper weighs about 80lbs. To me, if the 18’ royalex canoe is 10lbs lighter than a 17’ Royalex canoe, it’s because the lighter one is made from...

They finished the trip to the shores of James Bay. Unfortunately, most of the posts the last month or so where recorded in French, or just history lessons about the area they traveled through. There where no updates in English during the most remote part of the trip. I’m under the impression...

You’re probably right about that, but I don’t see myself in congested traffic with this rig, just early morning rural roads from my home to the north Maine woods or close by fishing/paddling ponds. I had a rental car reserved for a northern Ontario road trip later this month but I had to...

Besides painting, varnishing and new rails on some of my canoes, I have been busy with a couple of other shop projects. My wannigan which I always have along on wall tent trips is just too big, (24” x 14&1/2” x 12” high), I can’t handle the weight anymore. It makes a great little table inside or...

I finished up the trailer, new wiring, fixed a broken fender mount and new bearings. Took it for a test ride, worked out well. I’m unable to lift my wood canvas canoes these days and have no interest in modern lightweights so this setup is ideal for me.

A little late but here's my stones. The one on the top is my kitchen "go to", the rounds are nice for my axes. The narrow triangular on the bottom goes with me on trips, lightweight, nice for freshing up the knife and ax, plus small enough to sharpen hooks when fishing.

Well done, nice write up and pics,Thank You for sharing.

This sounds like a great combination, and I’m pretty sure we will get to enjoy some nice video of the trip. Enjoy your trip!

I’ve seen him do it live, probably the strongest guy I have ever had the pleasure of tripping with. (although Memaquay is right up there too!)

I have never worked on a stripper but I have restored quite a few non wood and wood canvas canoes. I agree, if you can avoid a keel all the better imo. Can you post a picture of the entire canoe, kinda curious as to what it looks like. Thanks

Sorry to hear this my friend, I wish you the best. Our trips together were as good as it gets, we solved a lot of the world’s problems in our campsites.

I just bent them dry, no steam. When I installed the inwales years ago, I neglected to taper the ends. Big mistake, I think I was worried that I might ruin a 16’ gunnel. Anyway, I plan on correcting this when I do the next canvas. (hopefully, the canvas will outlive me). I think the gunnels look...

When I finished restoring this canoe a few years ago I only gave it two coats of paint, it’s a tripping canoe, the second coat looked ok back then. I just sanded it down with 150 grit on a 1/4 sander and applied the 3rd coat. I added a little gray paint to help freshen up the old paint in the...

Nice pictures, we (family) did Rollins many years ago, what a nice place. Thanks for sharing your trip.

In Riverton, Ct there is a nice parking lot where Hogback Rd and rt 20 meet, I have poled there. Just south of Hogback Rd on rt 20 about a mile or so is a bridge where rt 20 crosses over the Farmington. There is a parking lot/put in on the west side of the river at the bridge, decent poling area...